Dammam vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dammam	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2518	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$842	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1923	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	39
😀 Quality of life	75	76
🏙️ Population	903K	6.44K

The cost of living in Dammam is 42% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5152nd and 2712th ($1059 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Malta, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dammam compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Dammam ranked 3rd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 1491st and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dammam vs Valletta

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	Dammam	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.52	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.84	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.77	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.7	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7969	$12648

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Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$965
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1218
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1340
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$778
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1062
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$917
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$2015
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$454
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$457
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$471
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1628
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$494
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$703
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$505
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$497
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$469
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$485
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$522
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$459
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$861
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2470
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1543
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2356
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$548
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$452
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$938
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391